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Rookie Read-About Holidays
Valentine's Day
- Pronunciation guides to less familiar words.
- Includes chart that explains the game of dreidel.
- Holiday books are always in demand in schools and libraries, but the controlled vocabulary of Rookie Books make them especially marketable.
- Excellent resource for classroom unit on holidays.
- Text has fewer than 400 words.
- Word list.
Curriculum Standards:
Grades K-4 Social Studies Standards
Culture: I
- People, societies, and cultures address needs and concerns in ways that are both similar and different
- Language, folktales, music, and art serve as expressions of culture
- Cultural unity and diversity can be identified within and across groups
Time, Continuity, and Change: II
- Accounts of past events, people, places, and situations contribute to our understanding of the past
Global Connections: IX
- Explore ways in which language, the arts, beliefs, etc. facilitate global understanding or lead to misunderstanding
- Includes chart that explains the game of dreidel.
- Holiday books are always in demand in schools and libraries, but the controlled vocabulary of Rookie Books make them especially marketable.
- Excellent resource for classroom unit on holidays.
- Text has fewer than 400 words.
- Word list.
Curriculum Standards:
Grades K-4 Social Studies Standards
Culture: I
- People, societies, and cultures address needs and concerns in ways that are both similar and different
- Language, folktales, music, and art serve as expressions of culture
- Cultural unity and diversity can be identified within and across groups
Time, Continuity, and Change: II
- Accounts of past events, people, places, and situations contribute to our understanding of the past
Global Connections: IX
- Explore ways in which language, the arts, beliefs, etc. facilitate global understanding or lead to misunderstanding
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First published January 1, 2006
About the author
Trudi Trueit
132 books283 followersTrudi Trueit writes the kind of books she loves to read; stories packed with adventure, mystery, friendship, and hope; stories that reminds us to forge our own path and be our own hero! She's published more than 100 fiction and nonfiction titles for kids, including the award-winning EXPLORER ACADEMY series (National Geographic), which was chosen as an Amazon Prime Book Box selection and named one of Barnes and Noble Best Books of the Year for Young Readers. Look for her NEW EXPLORER ACADEMY spinoff series: VELA!
Born and raised in Seattle, WA she lives in the Northwest with her husband and three cats. P.S.: Trudi Trueit IS her real name (by marriage). Visit her website at www.truditrueit.com.
Visit her website at www.truditrueit.
Born and raised in Seattle, WA she lives in the Northwest with her husband and three cats. P.S.: Trudi Trueit IS her real name (by marriage). Visit her website at www.truditrueit.com.
Visit her website at www.truditrueit.
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
February 19, 2023
This is another early reader nonfiction available in my library. I like that it goes into the history of St. Valentine and the origins in a way that is approachable to children.
St. Valentine was a priest who married couples even though this was outlawed by Claudius II, who believed that married men wouldn't want to be soldiers. Valentine rebelled against this, and was thrown in jail. He continued to send notes to the jailer's daughter. Years later, a French prisoner sent letters to his wife, and people referred to these as "valentines." The tradition caught on and soon spread across Europe.
I like the way this simplifies the story for younger readers without taking away a lot of the meaning.
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St. Valentine was a priest who married couples even though this was outlawed by Claudius II, who believed that married men wouldn't want to be soldiers. Valentine rebelled against this, and was thrown in jail. He continued to send notes to the jailer's daughter. Years later, a French prisoner sent letters to his wife, and people referred to these as "valentines." The tradition caught on and soon spread across Europe.
I like the way this simplifies the story for younger readers without taking away a lot of the meaning.
*
August 27, 2016
Valentine's Day highlights different treats and surprises a child could receive on Valentine's Day. It ranges from hearts to sweets to sunglasses. Of course, each item is in the shape of a heart.
It's a good repetitive book for beginning readers. The main phrase is "I love to get" which leads into a little picture of the item. The opposite page has a full page picture to accompany the statement. It's all about what the reader can get for the holiday, until the last page says, "I love to give [hearts], too." It's a quick read for little listeners, so the reader doesn't have to go into the history of the holiday. The reader can emphasize the heart shape and the color red throughout the book, too.
Theme: Valentine's Day
Additional themes: hearts, gifts
Reviewed from a library copy.
It's a good repetitive book for beginning readers. The main phrase is "I love to get" which leads into a little picture of the item. The opposite page has a full page picture to accompany the statement. It's all about what the reader can get for the holiday, until the last page says, "I love to give [hearts], too." It's a quick read for little listeners, so the reader doesn't have to go into the history of the holiday. The reader can emphasize the heart shape and the color red throughout the book, too.
Theme: Valentine's Day
Additional themes: hearts, gifts
Reviewed from a library copy.
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April 6, 2022read this to some kids at work. they liked it
May 12, 2020
Simple history of Valentine’s Day and current customs.
February 5, 2017
This book is a quick and easy read about the history of Valentine's Day. Pictures add to text.
Want to Read
April 9, 2014"Valentine's day" highlights how this day came to be and it tells about the people and events that took for this day to be considered a holiday. For a literacy lesson, students can create and write a card to someone special and write about why they are special?
September 2, 2016
I learned how Valentine's Day came to be.
May 31, 2016
Valentine's Day
Trueit, Trudi *
a holiday resouce
good early reader
Trueit, Trudi *
a holiday resouce
good early reader
February 15, 2012
Very simple, easy history of Valentine's Day.
Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews